HK Computer Hacker SentencedA computer hacker was sentenced to six-month in prison at Eastern Magistracy in Hong Kong, while other two were sent to a detention center, according to the Commercial Crime Bureau's Computer Crime Section.Police scored its biggest victory yet against computer crime with the conviction of three "professional" hackers on April 5. They admitted to the charges and were released on bail pending an appeal on their sentences. The case was the first in Hong Kong, and the first offense charged by the section the Organized and Serious Crime Ordinance. Senior Inspector of Police Anthony Fung Wai-keung described the young hackers as "habitual, skillful and professional." "This was a very serious case involving a couple of hundred victims over several months. It was the worst case of hacking in Hong Kong on the magnitude of the high number of victims and Internet Service Providers (ISP) involved," Fung said. Peter Else, acting chief superintendent of the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB), said the case was significant both in terms of the success of the investigation itself and the sentences imposed. He said a clear message was sent to hackers, both locally and overseas, that Hong Kong was not a soft target and that the courts took a serious view of computer and Internet-related crime. |
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